How to say 'myself' in Thai.
Emphatic and reflective pronouns
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There are two different grammatical structures that use pronouns like myself, himself, oneself, yourself, etc.:
- emphatic pronouns, e.g. "I did it myself." They emphasize who did the action.
- reflexive pronouns, e.g. "I love myself." They show that the 'action' reflects back on the 'doer'.
In addition, we will see how to express doing something 'by oneself' in Thai. All these structures utilize the word เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary. At the end of this article, we will look at one more use for เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary, very similar to the emphatic pronoun.
See in Dictionary. At the end of this article, we will look at one more use for เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary, very similar to the emphatic pronoun.
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Thai emphatic pronoun เอง
Definition: Emphatic pronouns are pronouns as himself, myself, or yourself used for emphasis of who did the action. E.g. "I did it myself."
In Thai, the emphatic pronoun is built by using เอง by oneself
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In Thai, the emphatic pronoun is built by using เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary using the following patterns:
- [personal pronoun] + เอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionary + verb - [personal pronoun] + verb + เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary - [personal pronoun] + เอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryเป็น be, is, am, are
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionary + verb - ตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary + [personal pronoun] + เอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
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Examples
You could use the following sentences, for example, as answers to the question "Wo did it?" or "Who wants to do it?"
I myself (am the one) who did (it).
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
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Literally: I - self - who - do
I did (it) myself.
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: I - do - self
I myself am the one who did (it).
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryเป็น be, is, am, are
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - self - be - person - do
I myself (am the one) who did (it).
ตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionary
Literally: body - I - self - do
I myself (am the one) who did (it).
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - self - who - do
I did (it) myself.
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - do - self
I myself am the one who did (it).
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryเป็น be, is, am, are
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - self - be - person - do
I myself (am the one) who did (it).
ตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionaryที่ at (for locations)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionary
Literally: body - I - self - do
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Thai reflexive pronoun ตัว(เอง)
Definition: Reflexive pronouns show that the 'action' reflects back on the 'doer', or in more technical terms, the action of the verb reflects back onto the subject. E.g. "I love myself."
In Thai, the reflexive pronoun is built using one of the following patterns. Which pattern is used depends on the verb.
In Thai, the reflexive pronoun is built using one of the following patterns. Which pattern is used depends on the verb.
- verb + ตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
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See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Examples
to look after oneself - ดู watch, look
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See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to ask oneself - ถาม ask
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to love oneself - รัก love
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to be self-confident - มั่นใจ be confident
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See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to teach oneself - สอน teach
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to help oneself (also means to masturbate)
- ช่วย help
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See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to adapt oneself - ปรับ adjust, improve
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to dress oneself - แต่ง put on clothing, dress
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to prepare oneself - เตรียม prepare
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to watch out for oneself - ระวัง be careful
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
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to sell oneself - ขาย sell
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to forget oneself - ลืม forget
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to excuse oneself - ขอ ask for (polite)
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to play hard to get - เล่น play
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to know one's place (to be aware of one's position / to do as told)
- รู้ know
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
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See in Dictionaryแล see, look, watch
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to ask oneself - ถาม ask
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to love oneself - รัก love
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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to be self-confident - มั่นใจ be confident
See in Dictionaryใน in, inside
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
to teach oneself - สอน teach
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
to help oneself (also means to masturbate)
- ช่วย help
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
to adapt oneself - ปรับ adjust, improve
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to dress oneself - แต่ง put on clothing, dress
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to prepare oneself - เตรียม prepare
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to watch out for oneself - ระวัง be careful
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to sell oneself - ขาย sell
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to forget oneself - ลืม forget
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to excuse oneself - ขอ ask for (polite)
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to play hard to get - เล่น play
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
to know one's place (to be aware of one's position / to do as told)
- รู้ know
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionary
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'by oneself' ด้วยตัวเอง
The following patterns express doing something by oneself. In contrast to just using เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary (see above), these patterns emphasize doing something alone, without any help or assistance, similar to the English phrase "all by myself":
See in Dictionary (see above), these patterns emphasize doing something alone, without any help or assistance, similar to the English phrase "all by myself":
- ด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตน oneself, self; quantifier for giants, angels and demons
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary (formal) - ด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Examples
I fixed the car by myself
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryซ่อม to repair / fix something
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: I - repair - car - by - body - self
We did (it) by ourselves.
เรา we; I (informal)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: we - do - by - body - self
He studied by himself
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเรียน study
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตน oneself, self; quantifier for giants, angels and demons
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
Literally: he - study - by - person - self
ผม I (for men); hair
See in Dictionaryซ่อม to repair / fix something
See in Dictionaryรถ Vehicle
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
Literally: I - repair - car - by - body - self
We did (it) by ourselves.
เรา we; I (informal)
See in Dictionaryทำ do, make, cook
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตัว body; animals, clothing, furniture
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
See in Dictionary
Literally: we - do - by - body - self
He studied by himself
เขา he; she, they
See in Dictionaryเรียน study
See in Dictionaryด้วย request word; also, too
See in Dictionaryตน oneself, self; quantifier for giants, angels and demons
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: he - study - by - person - self
Emphasizing with เอง
เอง by oneself
See in Dictionary is also used to emphasize objects or persons, meaning "exactly the one"
See in Dictionary is also used to emphasize objects or persons, meaning "exactly the one"
Examples
Exactly this friend.
เพื่อน friend
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See in Dictionaryนี้ this
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: friend - person - this - exactly
Exactly that day.
วัน day
See in Dictionaryนั้น that, those
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: day - that - exactly
Right now.
เดี๋ยวนี้ now
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: now - exactly
เพื่อน friend
See in Dictionaryคน person, human; person
See in Dictionaryนี้ this
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: friend - person - this - exactly
Exactly that day.
วัน day
See in Dictionaryนั้น that, those
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: day - that - exactly
Right now.
เดี๋ยวนี้ now
See in Dictionaryเอง by oneself
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Literally: now - exactly